Lin Feng said, "Usually we go to the pharmacy in town and make a few cents a day. Sometimes we can make one or two dollars if we're lucky."

"What? I only give you a few cents for digging medicinal herbs for a day?" Lin Panpan couldn't believe it.

Lin Feng nodded and said, "How valuable do you think these herbs are? If we can't dig up herbs in winter, we won't be able to do this job."

In winter, the mountains are covered with snow, especially in the mountains, where there is a thick layer of snow, making it impossible for people to enter the mountains.

Lin Panpan frowned and nodded, "Why don't you catch some pheasants and rabbits to sell?"

Lin Feng looked at her and said, "My dear aunt, how unhappy are you? Do you want to take us with you to die?"

"what?"

Lin Feng explained:

“It’s not allowed to go into the mountains to hunt wild game, but it’s okay for us to eat it at home.

If someone finds out, it'll be considered speculation, and you know what happens when you speculate."

Lin Panpan looked at him and asked, "What will happen?"

“Some time ago, the black bear from the village next door hunted a deer in the mountains and was captured directly.

Later, he was paraded through the streets and even dragged onto the stage, where they accused him of speculation and profiteering and of taking the capitalist road.

This kind of behavior must be criticized so that everyone can learn from it."

"Then it's okay for us to dig medicinal herbs?" Lin Panpan didn't understand.

"No one cares about this medicinal herb. Besides, it's just like wild vegetables, worthless. Who will take care of you?" Lin Feng explained impatiently: "Auntie, do you still recognize medicinal herbs?"

"Yes, of course I recognize it! I've memorized all the herbs you mentioned!" Lin Panpan said.

Lin Feng was quite satisfied. In just one morning, he taught Lin Panpan all the knowledge about medicinal materials. Unexpectedly, Lin Panpan remembered it all.

"How come you have such a strong learning ability? I feel like you weren't this smart before? Could it be that you became smarter after going to the Zhou family?" Lin Feng looked at her curiously.

Lin Panpan smiled bitterly. She really felt that she had become very fast at memorizing things. When she looked at the knowledge in the book, it took her several days to memorize it before, but now she could memorize it in a few hours.

She didn't understand why, but it seemed like a good thing now.

Just as Lin Feng told her the characteristics and appearance of these medicinal herbs, she wrote them all down.

She touched her belly and said:

"What are you thinking about! I'm smart, I just didn't like to use my brain before.

I'm hungry, what are we having for lunch?"

Lin Feng was dumbfounded: "No, you don't bring any food with you when you go into the mountains?"

Lin Panpan looked at him and said:

"You didn't remind me? Never mind. I don't count on you. I brought the seasoning.

I remember there was a stream on our mountain. We used to swim in the stream. Can you take me there?

Lin Feng rolled his eyes at her and said:

“Yes, I took you to swim in the stream.

What happened next? You told my mom when you got home, and I ended up kneeling at home for two hours.

Lin Panpan looked at him with an incredible expression and said, "Lin Feng, are you still a man? Such a small thing, and you still remember it now."

Lin Feng took her directly to the stream and said, "You don't want to take a bath here, do you?"

Lin Panpan kicked him and said, "You are so frivolous! I am already so old, how can I take a shower here? I plan to go fishing..."

"Pfft... If you can fish, I will eat all these herbs." Lin Feng looked helpless.

The fat guy next to him said helplessly: "Little aunt, even if we jump in, we can't catch any fish. The fish here are very cunning."

Lin Panpan ignored them and directly cut down a small tree. She took out a piece of thread from her body and made a hook with the hairpin on her head.

Then he dug some earthworms from the ground, put them on the fishhook, and began to fish with full concentration.

Lin Feng rolled his eyes at her and said, "Auntie, stop messing around. Let's go. I'll take you back to eat!"

Lin Panpan said calmly, "Young people just don't have patience. Why are you so impatient? This is just the beginning."

Lin Feng sighed and said:

"How can we possibly catch fish here? It's not like we haven't fished here before. The fish here are incredibly hard to catch.

Don't waste your time, we still have to go dig herbs to make money!"

But just as he finished speaking, he saw Lin Panpan's fishing rod move.

Lin Panpan said excitedly: "Look, there's movement!"

Lin Feng said calmly, "Even if you take the bait, you may not be able to catch it!"

But Lin Panpan had already started to pull in the fish. She kept playing with the fish in the water until the fish ran out of strength, then she pulled up the hook. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a willow root fish.

This one was 20 centimeters long. Lin Feng couldn't believe it: "You can actually fish? Tsk tsk tsk tsk...Lin Panpan, you are really amazing."

Lin Panpan glanced at him calmly and said, "Your aunt knows a lot more! Learn well!"

In just over half an hour, Lin Panpan caught more than 10 fish, which stunned everyone.

Xiaopang looked at a large crucian carp and said, "Auntie, is there any for us?"

Lin Panpan looked at him with a smile and said:

"If you're obedient, you'll have your share. We're having grilled fish for lunch today. Go kill the fish first!

Leave me two crucian carp so I can take them back to my nephew."

Xiaopang nodded quickly and said, "I understand. I'll go kill the fish now."

After a while, the fish was killed.

Lin Panpan then started to light the fire and grill the fish: "Go dig your herbs first, I'll call you when they're ready."

Lin Feng said in disbelief: "You said you would grill these fish?"

"Yes! I'll bake..."

"Hahaha... Lin Panpan, do you want to make me laugh to death? You have never washed a piece of clothes since you were a child, and you know how to grill fish? I'm really impressed." Lin Feng really couldn't bear to watch it anymore.

The dozen or so people around were also trying to hold back their laughter. Who didn't know how much the Lin family cherished Lin Panpan?

Lin Panpan glared at them and said, "You little bastards, today I'll let you see my strength."

In her previous life, she learned a lot from her neighbor's grandmother, and she also learned the cooking skills from her.

The neighbor's grandmother was a widow who raised six sons by herself, but all six of them went to the battlefield and never came back.

Lin Panpan thought that the old lady was paralyzed in bed and might have nothing to eat, so she took her over tonight.

Lin Feng led his men back to dig for medicinal herbs. Before leaving, he taunted them again: "Don't burn the mountain down. Call us if you need anything."

Lin Panpan ignored him, put the fish on the leaves, and started looking for seasoning.

The mountains were full of seasonings, and Lin Panpan found peppercorns, perilla, wild onions and wild garlic.

She scored the fish a few times so that it could be seasoned better.

Then, the picked perilla and peppercorns were stuffed into the fish's belly, and some wild onions and wild garlic found from the mountains were added.

When the situation stabilized and there was no thick smoke, she found a few branches of even thickness, sharpened one end of them, put the processed fish on the branches, and placed them steadily above the fire pit.

The process of grilling fish requires patience. You need to turn the branches from time to time to ensure that the fish is heated evenly.

As time goes by, the surface of the fish gradually becomes golden and crispy, exuding an enticing aroma.

The fish oil sizzled and dripped into the fire, making a slight popping sound.

When the fish was about 70% to 80% cooked, she sprinkled some salt on it and continued to bake it for a while until it was fully cooked.

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